The Ambassador of Sri Lanka spoke about the negotiations with Rosatom on the construction of a nuclear power plant

State corporation “Rosatom”and the authorities of Sri Lanka agreed to build a nuclear power plant (NPP). About it reported Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia Janita Liyanage in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“We are going to build a nuclear power plant on the island [Шри-Ланке], but there is still a discussion about whether it will be a floating power plant or a land-based power plant,” Liyanage said. According to her, the issue is also being discussed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The power of the nuclear power plant, according to the ambassador’s rough estimates, can be about 300 megawatts.

The ambassador said that the construction of a nuclear power plant is “the only way to resolve the fuel crisis in the country.” “We understand this and we are moving very quickly on this issue, construction will be launched in the near future,” she added.

June 8 Director for Capital Investments and State Construction Supervision of Rosatom Gennady Sakharov announced about the company’s intention to sign a contract for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. According to him, the state corporation plans to build two units with a capacity of 1200 MW.

Early May in Egypt began construction of the third power unit of the country’s first nuclear power plant “El-Dabaa” with the participation of the Russian state corporation. The station will consist of four power units with a capacity of 1200 MW each with reactors of the VVER-1200 type (pressure-cooled power reactor) of generation III+.